taly was once again last in the EU
for the gender employment gap in 2023, a position shared with
Greece and Romania, Eurostat reported in its new Yearbook on
European Regions published Thursday.
Last year there were at least 17 regions across the EU where the
gender gap in employment (with a higher rate for men) was higher
than 20 percentage points. The 17 regions, explained Eurostat,
are divided between Greece (11 regions), central-southern Italy
(8 regions) and Romania (4 regions).
Southern Italy fared worst, particularly Campania and Puglia
(both with 29.5%), followed immediately by the Greek region of
Sterea Elláda (29.3%), which all three recorded the highest
gender employment gaps in the EU.
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